Use the Following Information to Answer the Next Few Questions

question 39

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the next few questions.
Over the course of a year, you notice that you are more frequently losing your balance, are unable to keep your train of thought, and occasionally have double vision. After visiting several specialists, you are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) , the hardening and ultimate loss of the myelin sheath which insulates axons.
-The onset of these symptoms follows the loss of the myelin sheath, leading to

• A)a loss in conduction speed of action potentials
• B)an increase in conduction speed of action potentials.
• C)consistent depolarization at the nodes of Ranvier.
• D)increased saltatory conduction.
• E)an increased diameter of the axon.

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